Phil Stevens
@philstevens19.bsky.social
Retired Illinois public ed guy and proud dad/husband. I love critical thinking based on objective truth. And there’s the Michigan football thing.
This is a good example of how to cover Donald’s nonsense. Gift link.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/17/t...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/17/t...
In prime-time address, President Trump insists the economy is stronger than many voters feel
President Donald Trump says he is sending a $1,776 bonus check to U.S. troops for Christmas.
www.chicagotribune.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:25 PM
This is a good example of how to cover Donald’s nonsense. Gift link.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/17/t...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/17/t...
Let’s see, hire an attorney for 100k for 300 days of work or farm it out for 24k a day. Great stuff, Kenny.
Texans, time to vote out the corrupt Rs. Tell me Crockett or Talarico is a worse option…
Texans, time to vote out the corrupt Rs. Tell me Crockett or Talarico is a worse option…
Despite having an office of hundreds of attorneys, Ken Paxton is frequently opting for private lawyers — many to whom he has personal or political ties — to argue on behalf of Texas.
One attorney cost taxpayers more than $24,000 for a day’s work.
With @texastribune.org
One attorney cost taxpayers more than $24,000 for a day’s work.
With @texastribune.org
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Is Outsourcing More of His Office’s Work to Costly Private Lawyers
Despite having an office of hundreds of attorneys, Ken Paxton is frequently opting for private lawyers — many to whom he has personal or political ties — to argue on behalf of Texas. One attorney cost...
www.propublica.org
December 18, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Let’s see, hire an attorney for 100k for 300 days of work or farm it out for 24k a day. Great stuff, Kenny.
Texans, time to vote out the corrupt Rs. Tell me Crockett or Talarico is a worse option…
Texans, time to vote out the corrupt Rs. Tell me Crockett or Talarico is a worse option…
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Trump: “One year ago, our country was dead!”
The Economist, one year ago:
The Economist, one year ago:
December 18, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Trump: “One year ago, our country was dead!”
The Economist, one year ago:
The Economist, one year ago:
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pardoned January 6 rioters have been advising Justice Department officials how to pursue – and perhaps prosecute – the very prosecutors who helped put them behind bars. www.reuters.com/investigatio...
They prosecuted the Capitol rioters. Now the rioters and the DOJ are after them.
After Trump’s mass pardons of the U.S. Capitol rioters, some have gained influence inside the Justice Department. The January 6 prosecutors describe mounting threats, harassment and fear of lasting da...
www.reuters.com
December 18, 2025 at 1:25 AM
pardoned January 6 rioters have been advising Justice Department officials how to pursue – and perhaps prosecute – the very prosecutors who helped put them behind bars. www.reuters.com/investigatio...
This is pure Colombian awesome.
Stephen Miller's cousin unloads on him:
“We’re Jewish—we grew up knowing how hated we were just for existing. Now he’s trying to take away the exact thing his own family benefited from: that ability to prosper, to build community, to live a rewarding life.”
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
“We’re Jewish—we grew up knowing how hated we were just for existing. Now he’s trying to take away the exact thing his own family benefited from: that ability to prosper, to build community, to live a rewarding life.”
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
December 17, 2025 at 1:52 AM
This is pure Colombian awesome.
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This is really solid investigative reporting from the Sun-Times. And a brutal expose of Greg Bovino, the cosplaying tough guy who has terrorized so many immigrants in Chicago. Read it all. chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...
Greg Bovino’s the star of Trump’s deportation show. We trace his roots.
As a boy, the Hollywood movie “The Border" set the course for his life. He couldn’t believe the Border Patrol agents in the movie were the bad guys. Now that he’s in charge of deportation efforts caus...
chicago.suntimes.com
December 13, 2025 at 3:48 PM
This is really solid investigative reporting from the Sun-Times. And a brutal expose of Greg Bovino, the cosplaying tough guy who has terrorized so many immigrants in Chicago. Read it all. chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...
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The world's richest 0.001% now control 3x as much wealth as the entire bottom half of humanity combined.
56,000 wealthy individuals have more than roughly 4 billion people.
Read that back.
56,000 wealthy individuals have more than roughly 4 billion people.
Read that back.
Just 0.001% hold three times the wealth of poorest half of humanity, report finds
Data from World Inequality Report also showed top 10% of income-earners earn more than the other 90%
www.theguardian.com
December 12, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The world's richest 0.001% now control 3x as much wealth as the entire bottom half of humanity combined.
56,000 wealthy individuals have more than roughly 4 billion people.
Read that back.
56,000 wealthy individuals have more than roughly 4 billion people.
Read that back.
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The idea that others are using unfair advantages to get ahead is a core element of both Trumpism and anti-immigration rhetoric. Letting rich people and businesses ostentatiously buy U.S. residency is as explicit a shortcut as you’ll find.
www.ms.now/opinion/trum...
www.ms.now/opinion/trum...
Opinion | Trump's "Gold Card" plan is a cynical immigration gimmick
Philip Bump: It’s tough to sell economic populism to the MAGA base when a million dollars lets you cut the immigration line in Trump’s America.
www.ms.now
December 12, 2025 at 1:38 PM
The idea that others are using unfair advantages to get ahead is a core element of both Trumpism and anti-immigration rhetoric. Letting rich people and businesses ostentatiously buy U.S. residency is as explicit a shortcut as you’ll find.
www.ms.now/opinion/trum...
www.ms.now/opinion/trum...
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Free link. Last year, China bought 26.8 million tons of US soy beans. Donald's tariffs drove him to make a deal with China for 12 million. So far, they've actually bought 2.25 million. Such a brilliant deal maker.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/11/i...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/11/i...
Illinois farmers welcome Trump aid package but say more needs to be done to save struggling industry
A combination of trade wars with China and rising costs has led to projections of billions in losses nationally for growers this year.
www.chicagotribune.com
December 12, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Free link. Last year, China bought 26.8 million tons of US soy beans. Donald's tariffs drove him to make a deal with China for 12 million. So far, they've actually bought 2.25 million. Such a brilliant deal maker.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/11/i...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/11/i...
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At this hearing, @padilla.senate.gov asked me whether mass deportation is making us more safe. Here was my response.
December 10, 2025 at 9:47 PM
At this hearing, @padilla.senate.gov asked me whether mass deportation is making us more safe. Here was my response.
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A U.S. citizen who in October was dragged from her SUV by masked federal immigration agents in West Town testified before a congressional public forum in Washington Tuesday that she has experienced panic attacks and daily nightmares after being held in federal custody.
Chicago woman detained by federal agents among five U.S. citizens to testify in Washington
chicago.suntimes.com
December 9, 2025 at 11:31 PM
A U.S. citizen who in October was dragged from her SUV by masked federal immigration agents in West Town testified before a congressional public forum in Washington Tuesday that she has experienced panic attacks and daily nightmares after being held in federal custody.
STRONG kudos to Phil Williams and Channel 5 Nashville for having the guts to bring racists and fascists out of the shadows. These assholes are emboldened by MAGA. Decent people should ostracize and shame them.
WATCH: Advocates for political violence among those welcomed to conference at Tennessee state park www.newschannel5.com/news/newscha...
Advocates for political violence among those welcomed to conference at Tennessee state park
For years, the guest list for an annual white nationalist gathering at Tennessee’s Montgomery Bell State Park has been a closely guarded secret.
www.newschannel5.com
December 9, 2025 at 7:08 PM
STRONG kudos to Phil Williams and Channel 5 Nashville for having the guts to bring racists and fascists out of the shadows. These assholes are emboldened by MAGA. Decent people should ostracize and shame them.
Free. Another banger from the Trib. Real law enforcement has some thoughts about how ICE conducts itself.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/07/e...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/07/e...
From shooting to Slim Jims, immigration agents’ poor tactics made for needless safety risks, experts say
A Tribune review found Immigration agents routinely broke urban policing protocols meant to limit danger to themselves and others.
www.chicagotribune.com
December 9, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Free. Another banger from the Trib. Real law enforcement has some thoughts about how ICE conducts itself.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/07/e...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/07/e...
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“.. Last year, the percentage of H-1B-sponsored doctors in rural counties was nearly twice the share in urban ones ..”
@washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
@washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
December 9, 2025 at 1:03 AM
“.. Last year, the percentage of H-1B-sponsored doctors in rural counties was nearly twice the share in urban ones ..”
@washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
@washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/06/d...
Gift link. Really, really good reporting. Bottom line is that MAGA gives people permission to be assholes.
Gift link. Really, really good reporting. Bottom line is that MAGA gives people permission to be assholes.
Resurgence of a slur: Local parents, intellectual disability advocates condemn Trump’s use of the ‘R-word’
Once a common schoolyard insult, the R-word had largely vanished from mainstream speech until recently. Donald Trump has helped its resurgence.
www.chicagotribune.com
December 9, 2025 at 3:14 AM
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/06/d...
Gift link. Really, really good reporting. Bottom line is that MAGA gives people permission to be assholes.
Gift link. Really, really good reporting. Bottom line is that MAGA gives people permission to be assholes.
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Resurgence of a slur: Local parents, intellectual disability advocates condemn Trump’s use of the ‘R-word’
Resurgence of a slur: Local parents, intellectual disability advocates condemn Trump’s use of the ‘R-word’
Once a common schoolyard insult, the R-word had largely vanished from mainstream speech until recently. Donald Trump has helped its resurgence.
trib.al
December 9, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Resurgence of a slur: Local parents, intellectual disability advocates condemn Trump’s use of the ‘R-word’
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“I’d have no problem releasing the video”
“I didn’t say that, you said that. Fake news.”
5 days apart 😬
(From @therecount.com )
“I didn’t say that, you said that. Fake news.”
5 days apart 😬
(From @therecount.com )
December 8, 2025 at 10:16 PM
“I’d have no problem releasing the video”
“I didn’t say that, you said that. Fake news.”
5 days apart 😬
(From @therecount.com )
“I didn’t say that, you said that. Fake news.”
5 days apart 😬
(From @therecount.com )
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FLASHBACK: These humane immigration answers from Bush & Reagan show it’s the Republican Party that has become much more extreme.
Think either of these guys could even come close to winning a Republican primary these days? 😬
Think either of these guys could even come close to winning a Republican primary these days? 😬
December 8, 2025 at 7:41 PM
FLASHBACK: These humane immigration answers from Bush & Reagan show it’s the Republican Party that has become much more extreme.
Think either of these guys could even come close to winning a Republican primary these days? 😬
Think either of these guys could even come close to winning a Republican primary these days? 😬
"Worst of the worst", aka the people who remove your snow and work your food sources.
Federal deportation campaign to have chilling effect for Chicago's snow removal companies chicago.suntimes.com/work/2025/12...
Federal deportation campaign to have chilling effect for Chicago's snow removal companies chicago.suntimes.com/work/2025/12...
Federal deportation campaign to have chilling effect for Chicago's snow removal companies
Some Chicago landscaping companies that rely on immigrant workers are struggling with labor shortages, and the impact is being felt even more as they ramp up snow removal services.
chicago.suntimes.com
December 9, 2025 at 12:32 AM
"Worst of the worst", aka the people who remove your snow and work your food sources.
Federal deportation campaign to have chilling effect for Chicago's snow removal companies chicago.suntimes.com/work/2025/12...
Federal deportation campaign to have chilling effect for Chicago's snow removal companies chicago.suntimes.com/work/2025/12...
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December 8, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Go figure.
NEW:
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
w/ @robert-faturechi.bsky.social @amierjeski.bsky.social
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
w/ @robert-faturechi.bsky.social @amierjeski.bsky.social
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans. We found Trump once did the very thing ...
www.propublica.org
December 8, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Go figure.
1) Science-data derived from rigorous testing shows the vax is safe and effective.
2) Dollars and cents-the full course of the vax costs around 200 bucks. Chronic liver disease is MUCH more than that.
But a dude on the internet said it’s poison and now it’s gov’t policy. Thanks Trump voters.
2) Dollars and cents-the full course of the vax costs around 200 bucks. Chronic liver disease is MUCH more than that.
But a dude on the internet said it’s poison and now it’s gov’t policy. Thanks Trump voters.
💬Viewpoint: Eliminating universal hepatitis B birth dose vaccination risks an estimated 8% increase in annual perinatal #HepatitisB infections in the US, increasing preventable chronic disease burden. ja.ma/3Me0zHh
December 5, 2025 at 4:16 PM
1) Science-data derived from rigorous testing shows the vax is safe and effective.
2) Dollars and cents-the full course of the vax costs around 200 bucks. Chronic liver disease is MUCH more than that.
But a dude on the internet said it’s poison and now it’s gov’t policy. Thanks Trump voters.
2) Dollars and cents-the full course of the vax costs around 200 bucks. Chronic liver disease is MUCH more than that.
But a dude on the internet said it’s poison and now it’s gov’t policy. Thanks Trump voters.
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Hepatitis B infection in infancy (almost half of all HepB is caught in childhood) is associated with a 90% chance of becoming a chronic infection (ie the body can never clear the virus), and is highly likely to progress to liver failure and liver cancer.
Vaccinating at birth has reduced this by 99%
Vaccinating at birth has reduced this by 99%
💬Viewpoint: Eliminating universal hepatitis B birth dose vaccination risks an estimated 8% increase in annual perinatal #HepatitisB infections in the US, increasing preventable chronic disease burden. ja.ma/3Me0zHh
December 3, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Hepatitis B infection in infancy (almost half of all HepB is caught in childhood) is associated with a 90% chance of becoming a chronic infection (ie the body can never clear the virus), and is highly likely to progress to liver failure and liver cancer.
Vaccinating at birth has reduced this by 99%
Vaccinating at birth has reduced this by 99%
The Ex-President Whom Trump Plans to Pardon Flooded America With Cocaine
www.nytimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 8:57 PM